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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on the original post and subsequent answers, I wonder at what age did these kids start playing a sport year round?

I think what the research says is kids should be multi-sport athletes who actually take a break from each sport.  If kid is playing three sports but playing sport A year round (or all sports on top of each other), their bodies are not getting the rest and break from repetitive motion.

But sports around here don’t seem to be built this way.  If your kid is “sporty” they love to play and find it boring to stay on the rec team.  And then you have coaches pushing them etc.  Also, even the best athletes often can’t keep up with the kids who devote multiple practices to one sport all year long (many of whom find great success that way).

Very different idea of a girl who plays travel lacrosse year round (fall tournaments, winter box, summer tournaments) and then picks up soccer in fall, basketball in winter, ramps up lax in spring bc it is “in season” and county swim in summer.  That is not taking a break compared to someone who plays each of those sports but ONLY in season.  I bet very few of those kids still exist.  The system is not built for them anymore.

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+1, this is spot on.[/quote]

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